The Center for Investment Excellence features educational insights across asset classes and investment themes designed to give you the tools you need to empower better decisions and build stronger portfolios.
The Calm after the cuts
In this episode of the Center for Investment Excellence podcast, host David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist in Multi-Asset Solutions at JP Morgan Asset Management, is joined by Kay Herr, US Chief Investment Officer for the Global Fixed Income Currency and Commodities team at JP Morgan Asset Management. David and Kay discuss the implications of the upcoming US elections on fiscal policy and market dynamics, and they provide a deep dive into duration management and spread product opportunities in the current market environment. Tune in for a comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic outlook, investment strategies, and market opportunities in this insightful episode.
10/9/2024 • 20 minutes, 21 seconds
Gaining perspective on public and private equity
In this final episode for our Strategic Investment Advisory Group's private and public series, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, is joined by Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, to discuss equity markets as strategic asset allocations.
9/9/2024 • 28 minutes, 17 seconds
Gaining perspective on public and private equity
In this final episode for our Strategic Investment Advisory Group's private and public series, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, is joined by Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, to discuss equity markets as strategic asset allocations.
8/23/2024 • 28 minutes, 17 seconds
Leading with science: A deep dive on biotech
In this episode, David Lebovitz, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, is joined by Stephen Squinto, Chief Investment Officer, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, to discuss the alternative investment landscape, the private biotech market and areas of opportunity in 2024 and beyond.
6/20/2024 • 17 minutes, 43 seconds
The role of public and private strategies in real estate
In this special edition of #CenterForInvestmentExcellence, members of our Strategic Investment Advisory Group discuss the long-term growth potential of real estate as an investable asset class, including the expansion of the real estate market from traditional core to a wide range of extended sectors, and the case for allocating to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and private real estate funds for a well-diversified portfolio. Tune in now to get the latest insights from David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investment Strategy and Solutions, and Bob Culver, Managing Director, Security Capital Research and Management.
5/16/2024 • 21 minutes, 56 seconds
A New Perspective for Credit Investors
Today’s credit markets offer investors an unprecedented range of risk and return opportunities, but also greater complexity that makes it challenging to allocate capital efficiently. In this special edition SIAG episode, David Lebovitz, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, talks with Samrawit Soquar, Global Head of Research, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group, and Brian Coleman, Head of Private Credit Strategies, about the public credit spectrum, including the convergence of investment grade and high yield, the growth of private credit and direct lending, and what investors can do to take advantage of shifting market conditions.
4/4/2024 • 18 minutes, 29 seconds
Orbiting the Paper Moon: A conversation on alternative investments with Michael Cembalest
While the 60/40 portfolio has seen a renewed focus, allocations to private markets continue to play an important role in diversification and growth. In this episode, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, talks with Michael Cembalest, Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy, about the key insights featured in his biennial review of alternative investments, It's Mostly a Paper Moon.
3/7/2024 • 34 minutes, 58 seconds
How soft would a soft landing be?
The Fed remains committed to reducing rates, which bond markets may be cheering, but it may not begin easing policy as soon as markets anticipate. David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions and Priya Misra, Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) Group, discuss their forecast for fixed income, including stock/bond correlations, high quality duration and risks and opportunities for investors.
2/23/2024 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
Investment Outlook for 2024
While 2023 created a challenging macro backdrop of stubborn inflation, heightened geopolitical tensions and sluggish growth, a year-end rally increased the prospect of a brighter 2024 economic outlook. David Lebovitz and Arjun Menon, Global Market Strategists, Multi-Asset Solutions, discuss their investment predictions for the coming year, including risks and opportunities across all sectors and asset classes.
1/25/2024 • 20 minutes, 6 seconds
The 2024 Asset Allocation Draft
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, conduct their annual asset allocation draft across various asset classes, and make their picks for the most promising investment opportunities in 2023
12/15/2023 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
Unpacking the opportunity in developed market equities
While over the past decade developed market equities have overwhelmingly lagged behind their U.S. counterparts, the case for international markets still exists, with Japan and Europe offering attractive investment opportunities. On this episode, David Lebovitz is joined by Tim Woodhouse, a Portfolio Manager in our International Equity Group, to discuss cross-border investing, valuations, sector themes, corporate governance and more.
11/21/2023 • 18 minutes, 35 seconds
2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Smarter portfolios for a world in transition
The 28th annual edition of our 2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions explores how investors can build on the 60/40 portfolio – using new axes of diversification to navigate an economy in transition from disinflation to reflation and from easy monetary policy to higher costs of capital. Our experts discuss these themes and more on our November episode.
10/25/2023 • 16 minutes, 24 seconds
Post-FOMC perspectives and the road ahead
Our experts discuss the September FOMC meeting and long duration fixed income investment opportunities.
9/29/2023 • 15 minutes
The intersection of technology and healthcare
Private markets have grown significantly over the past few years, fueled by scientific breakthroughs and technological innovation. Our experts discuss biotechnology, artificial intelligence and healthcare valuation trends, how venture capitalists and startups are navigating the complex regulatory landscape and other exciting opportunities for investors.
9/7/2023 • 25 minutes, 15 seconds
Artificial intelligence and the power of disruption
From predictive analysis to machine learning models to robots, the landscape of artificial intelligence is evolving at a meteoric rate and businesses across every industry have no choice but to adopt. Our experts discuss the existing AI infrastructure, how AI is reshaping the corporate environment and what investors need to know about this revolutionary technology.
7/20/2023 • 16 minutes, 23 seconds
The post-COVID world comes into focus
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Karen Ward, Global Market Strategist, discuss the return to normalcy post-pandemic and how this has affected markets and the global economy.
6/15/2023 • 26 minutes, 22 seconds
Opportunities in private equity
What opportunities exist in private equity? Our experts discuss valuations, sector preferences, the secondaries market and more on a new Center for Investment Excellence podcast episode, featuring David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global Private Equity Group Co-Heads, Stephen Catherwood and Ashmi Mehrotra.
5/31/2023 • 27 minutes, 16 seconds
The case for international equities
Recent trends have shown international equities performing as well, if not better, than their U.S. counterparts. David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Anjali Balani, Investment Specialist, International Equity Group and Tim Morris, Investment Specialist, Emerging Market and Asia Pacific Equities Group, discuss pressures on the U.S. dollar, the impact of China's re-opening and what investors need to know about investing overseas.
4/24/2023 • 18 minutes, 38 seconds
Monetary policy and financial stability
We discuss the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting policy decision and its implication for investors.
3/29/2023 • 22 minutes, 1 second
Clash of the Credit
In a battle of Investment Grade vs. High Yield, we discuss credit opportunities for institutional investors.
2/23/2023 • 25 minutes, 6 seconds
Fixed Income’s Fashionable Again
After a year of higher interest rates and rising recession risks, what should bond investors focus on in 2023?
1/26/2023 • 22 minutes, 10 seconds
The Asset Allocation Draft for 2023
A review of our 2023 asset allocation recommendations across fixed income, equities, and illiquid and liquid alternatives.
12/13/2022 • 28 minutes, 19 seconds
2023 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Back to basics
As asset return forecasts move closer to equilibrium, we discuss how today’s market offers the best returns in over a decade.
11/23/2022 • 20 minutes, 36 seconds
The next generation of investors
David Lebovitz and Jack Manley, Global Market Strategists, have a discussion around the next generation of investors and their financial mindset, identifying how their investment decisions are made and where institutional investors can find the most promising opportunities to reach them.
10/25/2022 • 21 minutes, 47 seconds
Macro pressures affecting private markets
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, have a discussion around the macro pressures affecting private markets – across real assets, private equity, private credit and hedge funds – and where institutional investors can find the most promising investment opportunities.
10/4/2022 • 27 minutes, 17 seconds
Is this the time for offense or defense in portfolios?
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss whether investors should be positioning portfolios offensively or defensively to preserve capital against a backdrop of elevated volatility and recession concerns.
8/24/2022 • 27 minutes, 46 seconds
A framework for investing in climate technology
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Tanya Barnes, Co-Managing Partner of Sustainable Growth Private Equity, discuss the latest trends in sustainable investing, including climate change and how institutional investors should evaluate climate technology companies and solutions.
7/22/2022 • 14 minutes, 57 seconds
Inflation, interest rates and volatility, oh my!
For long-term investors, there are a number of challenges in today's market environment. We take stock of where we are in mid-2022 and where we are headed in the months and years to come.
6/30/2022 • 16 minutes, 46 seconds
A macro snapshot into Canada
David Lebovitz and Jack Manley, Global Market Strategists, discuss the Canadian economy from the booming housing market to inflation dynamics with the Bank of Canada, and the opportunity set for institutional investors in the second half of the year.
6/2/2022 • 22 minutes, 38 seconds
Investment opportunities in genetic medicine, automation and cybersecurity
Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, Felise Agranoff, Growth Equity Portfolio Manager, Dr. Matt Cohen, U.S. and Global Healthcare Portfolio Manager and Eric Ghernati, Senior Technology Analyst and Portfolio Manager, review the dramatic changes afoot in genetic medicine, automation, and cybersecurity.
5/5/2022 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds
Inflation and monetary policy
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the current state of inflation, the reaction of the Federal Reserve and how investors can position themselves for both the near-and-long-term shift in interest rates.
3/28/2022 • 25 minutes, 8 seconds
Accessing Alternatives in 2022
Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investment Strategy and Solutions, joins David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, to discuss his framework for investing in alternatives, how it can be a solution to public market volatility, and the ways investors can access the asset class in 2022.
2/22/2022 • 26 minutes, 27 seconds
Engineering portfolios for climate change
David Lebovitz and Meera Pandit, Global Market Strategists, and Garrett Norman, Investment Specialist, Quantitative Solutions, discuss the latest on global climate change and the solutions institutional investors can incorporate into their portfolios.
1/27/2022 • 21 minutes, 9 seconds
The 2022 Asset Allocation Draft
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy conduct an asset allocation draft across various sectors, highlighting the current macroeconomic backdrop, Omicron variant implications, and the biggest risks and challenges investors will face in 2022.
12/14/2021 • 41 minutes, 8 seconds
The Alternatives Roundup
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Anton Pil, Global Head of Alternatives share their 2021 alternatives investment themes, from the return to the office to recent supply chain concerns and opportunities within private markets.
11/30/2021 • 20 minutes, 41 seconds
The benefits of ETFs in institutional portfolios
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Max Cann, Head of Institutional ETFs, discuss the evolution of the ETF market, how institutional investors can manage broad beta and factor exposure and the misnomer that ETFs are only passive investments.
10/22/2021 • 27 minutes, 18 seconds
Reaching a net-zero world through carbon offsets
Why are carbon markets developing and what are the scientific limits and standards around them?
10/12/2021 • 25 minutes, 23 seconds
The case for greater China exposure in institutional portfolios
Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Gabriela Santos, Global Market Strategist, discuss the maturation of China's economy since the early 1990s and the increased importance of integrating Chinese assets in portfolios.
9/23/2021 • 30 minutes, 26 seconds
Alts for Income
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Anton Pil, Global Head of Alternatives, debate alternative asset classes as sources of income, explore how alternative asset classes faired during the pandemic, and discuss the management of liquidity.
8/19/2021 • 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Crypto: To buy, or not to buy?
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Paul Zummo, Chief Investment Officer for J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, discuss the rise of crypto currencies and their role within an institutional portfolio.
7/29/2021 • 26 minutes, 51 seconds
Private Equity: Braced for a turn in rates?
As part of the Allocation Spotlight series, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the market conditions that have contributed to strong private equity performance in recent years, and the value that a PE allocation can provide for institutional investors in the decades to come.
6/25/2021 • 25 minutes, 8 seconds
The reopening story
Vaccination progress, a constructive economic backdrop, and the Fed’s reaction function to inflation all indicate that 2021 could be the best year for economic growth since the early 1950s.
6/24/2021 • 28 minutes, 12 seconds
The evolution of pension hedging
As part of the Allocation Spotlight Series, Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, Kay Herr, Head of Fixed Income Research, and Lisa Coleman, Head of the Global Investment Grade Corporate Credit Team, discuss the current market environment--from ratings migration to fallen angels and rising stars--and the evolution of pension hedging strategy in LDI portfolios.
6/10/2021 • 29 minutes, 56 seconds
Improve the tradeoffs between risk and reward with capital efficient investing
Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Dan McNeill, Head of Asset Management Derivatives, discuss the implementation of a derivatives strategy and the ability for it to increase returns and long-term portfolio performance.
4/20/2021 • 28 minutes, 54 seconds
Too big to ignore: interest rates and inflation
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the unprecedented coordinated fiscal and monetary response to COVID-19, the vaccine driven re-opening of the economy and how this will effect inflation and interest rates in the months ahead.
4/1/2021 • 37 minutes, 10 seconds
Panoramic Views: Emerging Markets in 2021
Leon Eidelman, Portfolio Manager within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities team, evaluates the risks and opportunities institutional investors face within emerging markets in 2021, and what notable impacts COVID-19 has had on the asset class.
2/12/2021 • 33 minutes, 32 seconds
Fixed income market views and outlook
Bob Michele discusses first quarter views--from inflation risks to preferences for certain fixed income sectors --and implications for 2021 investors.
1/21/2021 • 39 minutes, 29 seconds
2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Debt Load
As part of our thematic insights from our 2021 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, Thushka Maharaj and Patrik Schöwitz, Global Strategists from our Multi-Asset Solutions group discuss the high levels of debt persistent in today’s global markets and their impact across asset classes.
12/24/2020 • 47 minutes, 42 seconds
2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Fiscal Stimulus
Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist, and Nandini Ramakrishnan, Macro Strategist, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities, explore what future stimulus means for economies and markets.
12/4/2020 • 38 minutes, 37 seconds
Navigating the fixed income markets in 2020 and beyond
Steve Lear, U.S. Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC), Rick Figuly, Head of Core Strategy for GFICC and John Nicely, Senior Fixed Income Investment Specialist, have a conversation on current market themes, and the risks and opportunities in fixed income sectors.
12/2/2020 • 20 minutes, 5 seconds
Weighing the investment implications of climate change policy
As part of the 2021 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, Jennifer Wu, Head of Sustainable Investing, Benjamin Mandel, Global Strategist, and Vincent Juvyns, Global Market Strategist, discuss the shift to a low carbon economy and the implications for institutional investors.
11/24/2020 • 37 minutes, 5 seconds
ESG: Anchoring Returns for Alternatives
Anurag Agarwal, Head of Portfolio Management, Global Transportation Group, Nicola Rawlinson, Head of Investment Specialists for Macro Strategies, Nick Moller, Investment Specialist, Infrastructure Investments Group and Karen Roberton, Global Head of Consultant Sales, discuss their thoughts on the importance of ESG factors within alternative strategies and the return enhancements it can provide.
11/4/2020 • 35 minutes, 53 seconds
Make Income an Objective
Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investments Strategy & Solutions, and Keith Cahill, Head of North America Institutional, discuss the operational benefits and consistent stream of capital investors can find in allocating to a range of traditional and alternative strategies to help meet income objectives.
10/29/2020 • 40 minutes, 9 seconds
China: A source for growth opportunities
Eddy Wong, CEO of China International Fund Management, discusses market structure, regulation, and investment trends in China while also reviewing considerations for institutional investors allocating to China.
10/26/2020 • 29 minutes, 27 seconds
The REIT Market: Past, Present & Future
Kevin Bedell and Bob Culver of Security Capital Research & Management address emerging trends in the REIT market and the effects of social distancing and COVID-19 on commercial real estate investment opportunities.
10/20/2020 • 29 minutes, 40 seconds
Retirement Income: Trends & Considerations
Katherine Roy, Chief Retirement Strategist, and Dan Oldroyd, Head of Target Date Strategies, discuss retirement income, including the important role participant behavior plays in an effective withdrawal strategy and surprising trends that suggest it may be time to re-examine popular replacement income strategies.
10/14/2020 • 30 minutes, 49 seconds
Opportunities in Emerging Markets
Sonal Tanna, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities Portfolio Manager (EMAP), and Tim Morris, EMAP Investment Specialist, discuss the opportunities and risks ahead for emerging markets in the wake of the pandemic.
10/12/2020 • 28 minutes, 2 seconds
Reaching Portfolio Objectives In Changing Markets
Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, reviews four themes for improving portfolio performance in the current environment: diversifying your hedge, making income an objective, optimizing illiquidity, and improving capital efficiency.
9/22/2020 • 42 minutes, 17 seconds
The benefits of active fixed income in TDFs
Lynn Avitabile, Investment Specialist, SmartRetirement, and Ben Christensen, Fixed Income Investment Specialist, share how the current market is impacting target date funds, the benefits of active management, and the opportunities and risks investors should consider moving forward.
9/8/2020 • 28 minutes, 5 seconds
Views on large cap equity investing during uncertain times
Giri Devulapally, Portfolio Manager in the U.S. Equity Group, shares his views on the large cap growth sector amid the pandemic, and the opportunities and risks investors should consider going forward.
8/27/2020 • 38 minutes, 37 seconds
Fixed income investing in a low rate world
Steven Lear U.S. Chief Investment Officer - Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) and Rick Figuly, Head of Core Strategy - (GFICC) discuss risks and sector positioning in fixed income markets.
8/20/2020 • 35 minutes, 8 seconds
How Private Equity is responding to COVID-19
Ashmi Mehrotra and Stephen Catherwood, Co-Heads of the Global Private Equity Group, discuss the impact the virus has had on Private Equity investors, ESG factors, and the risks and opportunities that lie ahead.
8/11/2020 • 32 minutes, 33 seconds
Transportation – A port for current income during a pandemic
Andy Dacy, CIO - Global Transport Group and Anurag Agrawal, Investment Specialist, will discuss how the $4 trillion transport market across aircraft, rail, maritime, energy logistics, and heavy equipment sectors presents a resilient, uncorrelated, income-generating alternative to traditional fixed income.
8/6/2020 • 51 minutes, 55 seconds
Private Credit Amidst COVID-19 and Beyond
Lynnette Ferguson, Head of Investment Specialists Americas, and Brian Coleman, Portfolio Manager, from our J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management Group, will discuss how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the opportunity set in the alternative credit landscape, and give their outlook on the space moving forward.
7/28/2020 • 28 minutes
In the wake of COVID-19, strong companies get stronger
Susan Bao, Portfolio Manager in the U.S. Equity Group, and Mark Ferguson, Global Head of Research for Equities, highlight the digital transformation and shift to cloud, de-globalization and localization of supply chains, and how businesses get stronger.
7/22/2020 • 30 minutes, 39 seconds
The Impact of WFH labor force
Ben Mandel, Global Strategist - Multi-Asset Solutions, will do a deep dive on his latest publication, The impact of a global work from home labor force and analyze the market and investment implications of skills-based tech adoption and lower urban density.
7/15/2020 • 34 minutes, 42 seconds
The Impact of Governance and Social Factors on Portfolio Construction
Leon Eidelman, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities Portfolio Manager, and Jennifer Wu, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, discuss ESG/Stakeholder prioritization, higher taxation and the rising importance of healthcare on portfolio construction.
7/10/2020 • 35 minutes, 34 seconds
How Consumer Behavior Is Changing
Shane Duffy, Portfolio Manager in the International Equity Group, and Mark Ferguson, Global Head of Research for Equities, discuss the recent shift in consumer preferences including: Working from Home, the adoption of online alternatives and increased consumer savings.
7/6/2020 • 25 minutes, 43 seconds
Real estate debt: Opportunities persist in private markets
Jay DeWaltoff and Candace Chao, Portfolio Managers, Commercial Real Estate Debt, along with Neil Dey, Portfolio Manager, Securitized Products, discuss how the global pandemic has created dislocations across public and private real estate credit markets and how investors can capitalize on opportunities outside of sectors supported by government interventions.
6/30/2020 • 32 minutes, 44 seconds
Generating income in a volatile world
Andrew Norelli, Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC), discusses finding income in a zero-rate world, identifying opportunities from a broader fixed income universe and the evolving role the asset class plays in client portfolios.
6/23/2020 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds
The future of value investing
Lee Spelman, Head of U.S. Equity, and Larry Playford, CIO, U.S. Equity Value Team, discuss the divergence in performance between growth and value, the widening of valuation spreads, sector outlooks and why they see opportunity in value investing in the future.
6/22/2020 • 36 minutes, 27 seconds
The State of the REIT Market
Bob Culver and Ken Statz of Security Capital Research & Management address emerging trends in the REIT market and the effects of social distancing and COVID-19 on commercial real estate investment opportunities.
6/17/2020 • 39 minutes, 25 seconds
ESG Implications from COVID-19
Samantha Azzarello, Global Market Strategist, Jennifer Wu, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, and Ben Hesse, Head of AWM Strategy & Business Development discuss how COVID-19 has accelerated the ESG agenda.
6/15/2020 • 44 minutes, 5 seconds
Factor investing in the wake of COVID-19
Yaz Romahi, Quantitative Beta Solutions CIO, Garrett Norman, Beta Specialist and Niels Schuehle, Head of Fixed Income Research, identify which factors have shown resiliency amidst COVID-19 and discuss investor considerations for determining the ideal mix of active and passive investments.
6/9/2020 • 30 minutes, 1 second
Opportunities in distressed credit amid the COVID-19 crisis
Leander Christofides, CO-CIO and Portfolio Manager, Global Special Situations Group, discusses how the COVID-19 crisis has changed the opportunity set in the distressed/event-driven credit space.
6/4/2020 • 40 minutes, 57 seconds
State of the Alternatives Market and Strategies for Volatile Times
Anton Pil, Global Head of Alternatives, addresses the impact of COVID-19 on alternative asset classes and shares real-time insights and research from J.P. Morgan’s on-the-ground real asset, private credit, private equity, hedge fund and liquid alternative teams across the globe.
5/27/2020 • 33 minutes, 13 seconds
Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: COVID-19 – New cycle, new starting point
Prompted by the profound shock of COVID-19 to the economy and markets, J.P. Morgan Asset Management provided an off-cycle mark-to-market of our Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions return projections. John Bilton, Global Head of Multi-Asset Strategy, provides a deep dive on the changes and provide his outlook for the economy and markets.
5/22/2020 • 36 minutes, 29 seconds
Credit Diversifiers for Long Duration Portfolios
Steve Lear, U.S. Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group (GFICC), and Justin Rucker, GFICC Portfolio Manager, discuss the benefits of diversifying away from traditional corporate credit in liability-driven-investment strategies.
5/20/2020 • 36 minutes, 48 seconds
A deep dive on China’s economy
Jing Ulrich, Vice Chairman of Global Banking and Asia Pacific - JPMorgan Chase & Co, discusses the Chinese economy and capital markets, U.S. and China trade relations, and the post-COVID investment outlook.
5/19/2020 • 36 minutes, 26 seconds
Navigating the Fixed Income Markets
Rick Figuly, Head of Core Strategy, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group, analyzes COVID-19's effect on the fixed income markets, expectations for interest rates and portfolio positioning in an uncertain environment.
5/18/2020 • 29 minutes, 18 seconds
Allocating to China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
Howard Wang discusses China-A shares portfolio positioning, and opportunities for future growth as a result of COVID-19, while also providing insight into life in China as the country slowly reopens.
5/13/2020 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
Into the Unknown: Corporate Pensions & COVID-19
Michael Buchenholz, Head of U.S. Pension Strategy, Institutional Strategy & Analytics, discusses the trends that he's identified by analyzing 2019 data from the 100 largest corporate pension plans by assets and whether or not those trends are likely to persist throughout 2020.
5/13/2020 • 20 minutes, 40 seconds
U.S. Large Cap Equity Investing in Volatile Markets
Giri Devulapally, Portfolio Manager within the U.S. Equity Group, discusses his philosphy on investing, and the industries he sees as strongholds to withstand the impact of the current market volatility.
5/6/2020 • 25 minutes, 36 seconds
The Global Equity Market Outlook
Paul Quinsee, Global Head of Equities, analyzes on how recent market volatility has played out in the equity markets.
4/30/2020 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
Understanding the role real estate plays in defined contribution plans
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jani Venter and Jacklyn Beck, Executive Directors from the Defined Contribution Private Real Estate Solutions team discuss the benefits of direct real estate in DC plans and its impact during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
4/27/2020 • 20 minutes, 43 seconds
Not Yet Normal: Making sense of the High Yield Market amidst Volatility
Rob Cook, CIO of Global High Yield, discusses the environment for high yield today, how it may look attractive relative to other markets and how investors can find entry points into the market.
4/27/2020 • 25 minutes, 51 seconds
1Q20 Earnings: Virus oddity
What impact has the ongoing pause in global activity had on corporate earnings and what can we expect going forward? David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, discusses the first quarter 2020 earnings season amidst COVID-19.
4/20/2020 • 13 minutes, 16 seconds
The virus credit cycle
Ben Hesse, Head of AWM Strategy & Business Development, discusses the impact of COVID-19 and recent market volatility on the banking sector, investment management and the financial system.
4/16/2020 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
Hedge Funds: Investment Themes for the Crisis and Beyond
Jamie Kramer, Head of Alternatives Solutions Group, Richard Bersch, Head of Relative Value and Macro/Opportunistic Research and Paul Zummo, Chief Investment Officer, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, analyze how COVID-19 and market volatility are impacting hedge funds today.
4/14/2020 • 20 minutes, 7 seconds
After every Bear Market is a Bull Market
John Bilton will discuss the market selloff, asset class views and speak to our Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions and changing viewpoints given recent volatility.
4/13/2020 • 34 minutes, 30 seconds
Use volatility to your advantage across emerging markets
Tim Morris, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities Investment Specialist, and Leon Eidelman, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities Portfolio Manager, explore how COVID-19, the decline in oil prices and market volatility are impacting the asset class.
4/6/2020 • 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Be resilient with core-plus transportation assets
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Anurag Agarwal, Head of Portfolio Management, Global Transportation Group, discuss the transportation sector given the recent economic shocks.
3/30/2020 • 21 minutes, 23 seconds
Taking Advantage of Illiquidity
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Larry Unrein, Global Head of Private Equity, discuss what a major economic disturbance such as COVID-19 can mean for both investors as well as those considering investing in Private Equity.
3/27/2020 • 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Laying the foundation with core alternatives
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investments Strategy & Solutions, discuss core alternatives in the midst of COVID-19, the recent Fed rate cut and other current events causing market volatility.
3/23/2020 • 22 minutes
In it for the Long Haul: Core-plus transport investing for resilience during turbulent times
Andrian Dacy, Chief Investment Officer of the Global Transportation Group, discusses why core-plus transport is a welcome environment for investors looking for reliable income protected by long-term leases, low leverage and the financial strength of high quality end users.
3/16/2020 • 33 minutes, 19 seconds
Private credit: Opportunities to generate alpha above public debt
What are the investment implications of low yields on private credit?
2/17/2020 • 17 minutes, 56 seconds
Concentrating on the Core: Private Infrastructure Equity and Debt
Is there too much money chasing too few deals in infrastructure investing?
2/3/2020 • 23 minutes, 11 seconds
Outlook for 2020 Equities
David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, discusses the key drivers in equity market performance during the past two years and what investors can expect for 2020.
1/30/2020 • 14 minutes, 47 seconds
Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions
How do J.P. Morgan strategists view the 10- to 15-year investment outlook?
12/9/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds
China's growth story
Hannah Anderson, Global Market Strategist, Global Market Insights Strategy and Sylvia Sheng, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions explore the significant changes that likely lie ahead for China's financial markets.
12/2/2019 • 31 minutes, 20 seconds
Protecting your portfolio
Why is it important for investors to broaden their definition of safe haven assets?
11/25/2019 • 26 minutes, 34 seconds
Inside the Black Box: Demystifying Machine Learning Investing
Lynnette Ferguson and Richard Bersch of our Hedge Fund and Alternative Credit Solutions Group discuss the evolution of quantitative investing and the potential for alpha generation when machine learning is applied to financial markets.
10/14/2019 • 27 minutes, 18 seconds
ESG & Infrastructure: Investing in the world you live in
Jennifer Wu, Head of Sustainable Investing, and Paul Ryan and Matt LeBlanc, Portfolio Managers from our Infrastructure Investments Fund, discuss the intersection of ESG integration and infrastructure assets in achieving sustainable long-term returns.
9/16/2019 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Transport: the backbone of global trade
As institutional investors seek alternative sources of yield across uncorrelated assets – a transportation strategy may be the portfolio solution they’re looking for. Find out why as David Lebovitz discusses the evolving opportunity set for transportation with Investment Specialist, Anurag Agarwal.
8/26/2019 • 31 minutes
Tackling Private Credit: Distressed and Special Situations
Join us this week as Brad Demong, Co- Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager from our Global Special Situations Team explains both the distressed and special situations opportunity set on the Center for Investment Excellence podcast.
8/12/2019 • 17 minutes, 55 seconds
Growth, the Fed and Stocks vs Bonds
Host, David Lebovitz discusses the latest insights on economic growth, the Federal Reserve and whether stocks vs bonds are right for your current asset allocation.
7/29/2019 • 14 minutes, 8 seconds
Hedge Funds: Survival of the Fittest
We have all heard that hedge fund investing can benefit investors in times of increased volatility, but how? Join us this week as Global Market Strategist, David Lebovitz and Investment Specialist, Lynnette Ferguson, discuss the latest in hedge funds and portfolio solutions.
7/8/2019 • 23 minutes, 20 seconds
Volatility…Can this be good news?
Instead of being worried about volatility, be prepared. Join us this week as David Lebovitz discusses a game plan for volatility on the Center for Investment Excellence.
6/17/2019 • 13 minutes, 44 seconds
Risks and Opportunities across Private Markets
Have investors been forced to embrace private markets? Find out with David Lebovitz on this week’s episode on the Center for Investment Excellence.
5/27/2019 • 16 minutes, 46 seconds
A Look at Strategic Beta: Past, Present, Future
With investors looking to achieve alpha, reduce volatility and minimize costs, can smart beta achieve the perfect balance in today's environment?
5/6/2019 • 25 minutes, 5 seconds
Discipline and Opportunistic: Looking at the Private Equity Landscape
What's going on in the world of late cycle investing, unicorn IPOs, and growth in the private equity market? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
4/22/2019 • 21 minutes, 1 second
On the Horizon: China’s domestic equity market
Is China still the wildcard in domestic equity markets? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
4/15/2019 • 28 minutes, 57 seconds
Real estate perspectives: portfolio considerations across the risk spectrum
To build or not to build? To buy or not to buy? Join us in exploring the current commercial real estate market outlook. Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
3/28/2019 • 19 minutes, 35 seconds
Alternatives outlook: A macro view and late-cycle asset allocation considerations
As late cycle challenges arise, how can investors continue to build discipline in alternative portfolio construction? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
2/28/2019 • 22 minutes, 16 seconds
Macroeconomic assumptions: Stable forecasts of moderate growth and inflation
What do our long-term growth and inflation forecasts say about today’s economy? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
1/31/2019 • 22 minutes, 32 seconds
Beyond today's equity market
Is the gap closing between US equity returns and the rest of the world’s? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
11/8/2018 • 18 minutes, 13 seconds
The future of fixed income
What are the implications of quantitative tightening for the global bond market? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
10/25/2018 • 19 minutes, 27 seconds
Finding opportunities across the alternatives landscape
Is there still value in investing in alternatives? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
10/11/2018 • 19 minutes, 57 seconds
Asset allocation views
As 2019 approaches, how should your portfolio be positioned? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
9/27/2018 • 21 minutes, 37 seconds
Tools to manage risk in portfolios
What tools can help manage risk at the end of the cycle? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
9/13/2018 • 27 minutes, 54 seconds
Real assets in liability-aware portfolios
How can core real assets help improve liability-aware portfolios? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
8/30/2018 • 31 minutes, 49 seconds
Alternatives in multi-asset portfolios
Why consider increasing your alternatives allocation? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
8/16/2018 • 24 minutes, 2 seconds
Factor investing through the cycle
What are the potential investment implications of factor based investing? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
8/2/2018 • 21 minutes, 27 seconds
Factor investing in fixed income
Why consider factor based fixed income investing? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
7/19/2018 • 33 minutes, 22 seconds
Factor investing in alternatives
What value does alternative beta bring to institutional portfolios? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
7/5/2018 • 33 minutes, 37 seconds
An alternative view
Where do we see potential in alternatives? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
6/7/2018 • 36 minutes, 51 seconds
Equity assumptions: Modestly but steadily lower returns
Do we still see promise in emerging market growth? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.
5/24/2018 • 33 minutes, 8 seconds
Fixed income: The slow road, low yields
Where do we expect bond yields to go? Visit jpmorgan.com/institutional/investment-excellence.